表演團體介紹：Beautiful Mind音樂學院樂團

Beautiful Mind 音樂學院介紹

由韓國前外交部長擔任董事長的Beautify Mind Charity (BMC), 是一個尋求文化外交的韓國慈善團體，旨在透過多元文化交流活動分享愛給全球弱勢族群。BMC 於2007年由韓國外交及貿易部認可，在韓國正式成立。BMC 在美國及香港亦成立分會。BMC與全球藝術家合作，無論藝術家的身體狀況、種族、國籍，BMC試圖在文化藝術中尋求和平與團結。藉由海外慈善演奏會以及人道援助工作，BMC除了傳遞韓國文化，也散播人道關懷的種子。BMC 巡演的國家包括菲律賓、馬來西亞、蒙古、中國四川、俄國、西班亞、斯里蘭卡、以色列、巴勒斯坦等地。

2008年，BMC 成立了Beautiful Mind學院，並於2009年與忠武藝術廳合作，改制為Beautiful Mind 音樂學院。BMC提供韓國身心障礙兒童以及弱勢兒童提供一對一的音樂教育。希望藉由音樂活動以及探索音樂潛力，培養他們成為專業藝術家，並且幫助他們的內在成長，使他們有更好的情緒表達及社交技能。目前，Beautiful Mind 音樂學院的教師群由專業音樂家組成，提供特殊兒童管絃樂器、聲樂及韓國傳統樂器教學。2010年，Beautiful Mind 音樂學院室內樂團正式成立，不但使音樂造詣更加精進，也開始進行公開的演出，深獲好評。

Beautiful Mind Music Academy

Beautiful Mind Academy was initiated in year 2008 and became Beautiful Mind Music Academy in association with Choongmu Art Hall in year 2009. Under the cooperation of Beautiful Mind Charity and Choongmu Art Hall, Beautiful Mind Music Academy developed more structured programs to suit adequate music education for the disabled and neglected children. Our motive is to nurture them a life to live as a professional artists through musical activities, promoting musical potentials within them which will also help their inner and mental growth.

Beautiful Mind Music Academy offers man to man musical lessons that are customized to each student at the pleasant educational facility at Choongmu Art Hall. Lessons are taught by a team of professional musicians in Piano, string instruments, wind instruments(Flute, Clarinet), Vocal and Korean traditional music(Gayageum). Since March 2010, students’ musical skills have been improving rapidly with the musical education provided through the ensemble class. Also, these musical educations provide great help to the students with improving their social skills and emotional developments.

學生介紹：
Student Musicians:

裵成衍 (17 歲，廣泛性發展遲緩)

Sung-yeun Bae(17, Pervasive developmental disorder 2)

當Beautiful Mind 音樂學院第一次遇見裵成衍，他正為了音樂治療的緣故學習鋼琴。成衍的音樂治療師告訴我們如果他繼續學鋼琴，他的潛力可以使他成為一個偉大的鋼琴家。但是他的治療師擔心無法找到可以指導成衍的老師。

成衍進入中學時巧遇了Beautiful Mind 音樂學院，並認識了一位學院中可以提升他音樂成長的老師。在音樂學院裡，成衍改正了他的姿勢，並且學習如何在彈琴時專心。成衍長時間的苦練以及他的進步使他贏得了許多全國音樂比賽中的獎項，展現了他的真實的才華。

最近，成衍常被邀請演出；並且在今年10月，他邀請了許多人來參加他的第一個獨奏會。當他考上首爾藝術中學時，成衍也挑戰了其他非新障礙的學生。在成衍成為傑出的鋼琴家的成長過程中，成衍在Beautiful Mind 音樂學院中踏出了他成長的一小步，並逐漸朝向成為偉大鋼琴家的夢想邁進。

When Beautiful Mind Music Academy first met Sung-yeun Bae, he was learning the piano for music therapy purposes. Sung-yeun’s musical therapist told us that if he continues to play the piano, he has the potential to become a great pianist, but the therapist’s concern was whether there would be a teacher capable of teaching Sung-yeun.

Beautiful Mind Music Academy met Sung-yeun by luck when he entered middle school. Here, Sung-yeun was able to meet a teacher who could foster his musical growth. At the academy, Sung-yeun corrected his posture, and learned how to concentrate while playing the piano. Sung yeon’s long hours of practice and improvements were awarded at national music competitions where he received many prizes, proving his true talent.

Recently, he was invited to play at a concert, and in October, he invited many people to his first solo recital. He also challenged other non-disabled students as he pursued an entrance to the Seoul Arts High School. Sung-yeun is taking small steps with Beautiful Mind Music Academy, as he develops into a talented pianist, getting closer to his dream.   

許至延 (22歲，視障以及廣泛性發展遲緩)
Ji-yeon Hur(22, Visually impaired and PDD)

許至延天生便是視障並有廣泛性發展遲緩(PDD)，但是音樂為她打開了另一個門，使她可以擁有對於未來更美的夢想。在很長的ㄧ段時間裡，至延的父母懷疑在這樣的障礙下，至延可以做些什麼。直到有一天，至延展現出她對音樂的熱愛，以及她異於常人的記憶力，證明她音樂的才能；她的父母因此決定發展至延的才能並鼓勵她成唯一個真正的演奏家

Beautiful Mind 音樂學院成為第一個通向至延夢想的道路。同時，音樂學院也成為至延家人們最大的禮物，殷切期盼至延的新夢想成真。在過去三年中，至延與Beautiful Mind 學院的ㄧ位老師學習古典吉他，她也持續成長成為一位撥動聽眾心弦、並給從未有勇氣追求偉大夢想的人們希望。

Ji-yeon Hur was born with visually impaired and PDD(pervasive developmental disorder) but music opened a new door for her allowing her to dream and wish for her better future. The parents of Ji-yeon wondered for a long time what Ji-yeon could do with her disabilities and sought for an answer. One day, Ji-yeon showed her devotion to music, and her ability to memorize proved that she had a talent for music, thus her parents decided to pursue Ji-yeon talent and encouraged her to become a true virtuoso.

Beautiful Music Academy became the first pathway that opened Ji-yeon’s dream. As well, the academy was the biggest gift for her family, who could not hide their deep gratitude and enthusiasm toward Ji-yeon’s new dream. For the last three years, Ji-yeon has been learning classic guitar from one of the teachers at Beautiful Music Academy, and she continues to grow as an artist who touches the hearts of her audience and who gives hope to those who never dared to dream big.

金太煜 (11歲，視障)
Tae-uck Kim(11, Visually impaired 3 )

Beautiful Mind 音樂學院與已經學習一年半的韓國傳統樂器伽倻琴的金太煜有特殊的淵源。太煜父親是韓國知名視障小提琴家金鐘勳，常在Beautiful Mind的音樂會中演出。

小提琴家金鐘勳曾就讀柏林藝術大學，在第32屆東亞國際音樂大賽中名列第三名，並且近年來在卡內基音樂廳視障室內交響樂團中擔任第一小提琴手。金鐘勳在他誕生後8個月接受了包括了白內障及青光眼治療等五次手術。

太煜是鐘勳的第一個孩子。雖然兒子也是視障者的消息曾使鐘勳難過，但是太煜天生的音樂才能以及他對於生命開朗的態度已使太煜的生命燦爛光明。目前太煜正在他家人以及學院老師們的愛中追求他的夢想—成為一個彈奏韓國傳統樂器伽倻琴的演奏家。

Beautiful Mind Music Academy has a special relationship with Tae-uck Kim who has been learning the gayaguem for about a year and half. Our special attachment toward Tae-uck is due to the fact that he is the son of visually impaired violinist Jong-Hoon Kim who regularly performs at our concerts.

Violinist Jong-hoon Kim studied at the Berlin University of the Arts. He also placed third at the 32^nd Dong-A Music Competition and recently has performed at the Carnegie Hall as the first chair violonist of the Heart Chamber Orchestra for the Blind. Jong-hoon Kim went through five surgeries, cataract surgery and glaucoma surgery, eight months after he was born.

Tae-uck is the first child, and although it was saddening for Jong-hoon to receive the news that his son is visually impaired as well, Tae-uck was born with musical abilities, and his bright attitude towards life proves that Tae-uck’s life is already brightly shining. Currently, Tae-uck is pursuing his dream, with the support and love of his family and academy teachers, to become a talented gayageum player.

更多資訊 More:

Beautiful Mind Charity

http://www.beautifulmindcharity.org/sub/e_bm_ac01.html

表演團體介紹：伊甸盲人合唱團

喜樂合唱團

Eden Joyful Choir for the Blind

喜恩合唱團

Eden Joy & Grace Choir for the Blind

伊甸盲人合唱團

伊甸盲人「喜樂合唱團」成立於西元1985年，每位成員原本各有一份收入甚豐的按摩工作，為了追求理想，毅然投身音樂從事公益服務。為了福音能傳遍地極的緣故，他們除了正統聲樂、和聲、作曲、樂器學習外，還修習文學詩詞，培養胸襟涵養，特別著重靈命進深，建造全人的屬靈生命。伊甸盲人「喜樂合唱團」不僅藉著歌唱抒發情感，也為信心、為愛、為希望而歡唱。近年來，伊甸也籌組了新生代的盲人合唱團「喜恩合唱團」、「讚美二重唱」。

這麼多年來，他們憑著上帝的恩典與應許，走遍國內、海外巡迴演唱已達五千場，接觸四百萬人次，到過香港、新加坡、德國、法國、義大利、瑞士、馬來西亞、英國、西班牙、泰國、柬埔寨、美 國、加拿大、澳洲、中南美洲、中國大陸 …等地，深入各個教會、學校、醫院、監獄、育幼院、養老院、身心障礙機構、社會團體…，唱出上帝所賜美妙的歌聲，鼓勵安慰心靈受傷、身體殘缺的人們。

Eden’s Choirs for the Blind

“Eden Joyful Choir for the Blind” was founded in 1985. For the past several years, they have performed in Taiwan and abroad, spreading love in schools, churches, hospitals, prisons, nursing homes, and orphanages. The singers use their wonderful voices to comfort broken hearts and helpless people. Over five thousand performances during the past several years have inspired more than 4,000,000 people to face their own lives with optimism. Recently, Eden established another two blind choirs: Joy & Grace Choir for the Blind and Praise Duet.

Just as Ms. Liu Hsia said, the purpose of Eden Joyful Choir for the Blind is “to use songs, artistic talents and laughter to tell people in the world that, even your eyes can’t see, there can still be light, love, and songs. Therefore, we always hold a light in our hearts. ” Eden Joyful Choir for the Blind has over-come various obstacles to create light in their hearts.

伊甸盲人合唱團

Eden’s Choirs for the Blind

http://light.eden.org.tw/music_blindmusic.php

台灣反地雷連署運動

親愛的朋友們平安,

        我們需要您站出來！『台灣!!銷毀庫存地雷!不再使用地雷!』是我們支持台灣成為無地雷家園的“宣示標語”。我們需要您列印出來與標語合影或在線上連署，您的宣示將成為支持台灣無雷運動的一份力量。

        在過去金門、馬祖兩地曾埋下超過10萬枚地雷，誤觸之後造成人民生命或肢體的損害，而傷者多為當地居民，另外更限制了地方經濟、觀光發展。目前因《殺傷性地雷管制條例》的規範，政府需於2013年以前把所有地雷清除，但其中第五條仍然允許人員殺傷性地雷的“儲存”以及在戰爭中“使用”。一旦未來地雷再度埋下，對人民與環境威脅的惡性循環又將展開。

        伊甸基金會自1997年起加入了國際反地雷組織(International Campaign to Ban Landmines, ICBL)。ICBL因倡導國際間禁用人員殺傷地雷運動曾獲1997年諾貝爾和平獎之肯定。而全球已有157個國家簽署國際《禁雷公約》(Mine Ban Treaty)，地雷做為一非人道武器，其軍事“必要性”受質疑。「如果今天因為地雷喪命、或殘疾的是自己家人，難道這些傷害也是“必要”的嗎？我不相信」今年8月受邀訪台的ICBL青年大使Song Kosal訴說自己的傷痛。她在訪台期間敦促馬總統兌現對無雷家園的承諾，並對台灣《殺傷性地雷管制條例》離《禁雷公約》的精神只差臨門一腳，呼籲政府修正地雷的儲存與使用規範。

        維護台灣無雷家園需要您的支持，請線上連署或拍下照片聲援我們的連署運動！！

l   線上連署網站：

http://goo.gl/nXiHx

l   照片連署說明：

1.      標語取得(或直接寫在紙上)：https://docs.google.com/document/d/1csx3Jo65aQ2DDxELf9Lm6IyeX0QKGM313nKH0-iuaBs/edit?hl=zh_TW
     
      標語為A4紙尺寸，請將列印後人物合照之照片寄到伊甸國際暨兩岸發展中心的公用信箱(ieden.info@gmail.com)。  

2.      來信請附上以下資料：姓名、EMAIL、職業，亦可附上您的評論與建言。

3.      照片與個人資料伊甸將僅使用於台灣反地雷連署活動名單之彙整與發佈用途。

l   相關資訊請點以下連結：

地雷介紹

殺傷性地雷管制條例

四萬顆地雷 金門人躲不過的傷(天下雜誌 478期，2011/08，彭昱融)

腿，已斷在1958－金門雷傷者永遠的烙痕(中央廣播電台，2011/08/31，詹婉如)

雷，將排於2012－金門排雷大隊的玩命任務(中央廣播電台，2011/08/31，詹婉如)

8/27文茜世界周報／萬餘顆地雷　金門人永遠的傷

伊甸反地雷與集束彈藥BLOG

簽署支持台灣反地雷運動 
Support Taiwan Campaign to Ban Landmines

8/27文茜世界周報／萬餘顆地雷 金門人永遠的傷

2011國際志工回顧影片; A refelection video of all our summer camps during 2011

A reflection on台南Tainan's Multicultural Camp

Location of the Summer Camp

This summer Eden social Welfare hosted another summer Camp at a junior school from July 30^th to August 5^th. (Address of the school: 臺南縣鹽水鎮南港里202號) The school is small and is located 30 minutes away from Tainan city. Most of our volunteers are not use to the school’s country geography. There was a big despair when it was announced that the closest 7/11 (convenient store) is 10 minutes away. Nevertheless, the principle made sure our staff and volunteers are comfortable. On the first day, the principle presented us (Eden staff and volunteers) with gifts. These gifts turn out to be cups that are used during the week. Furthermore, the principle made sure we stay hydrated by providing us soft drinks throughout the summer camp.    

Duya receiving a gift from the school's principle

Our gift and soft drinks

Why did we host this summer camp?

Majority of these students come from underprivileged backgrounds. Most of these students do not have the resources to explore beyond their local area. As a result, students who want to explore the world are unable to do so. A student from the school told us “I’ve wanted to go to junior high school ever since I was in grade 4. This way I will meet new people and see new things.” (Their Junior high school is at another part of town.) With this in mind, Eden Social Welfare designed a summer camp for these students. The main objective of the summer camp is to provide students with new perspectives on the world. To do so, we decided to recruit volunteers who are proficient in the English language and volunteers from different outskirts of the world; hence the origin of the summer camp’s theme Multiculturalism. Every day we have English lessons, dance routines, introduction to different countries and bite sized snacks from different countries. 

Group Picture with School Staff Members

Alex's take on Italian Pasta

Nancey's take on
Egyptian rice pudding 

Erica's take on
American burgers
Duya's take on
Mongolian appetizers 

Shine teaching
volunteers the dance routine

Duya and Erica putting their
food on display

Our volunteers learning the dance

Vance, Shine and Sam
teaching students the dance routine

General Reflection from our Staff members and Volunteers

             Tainan’s Multicultural summer camp required our staff and volunteers to live at the school for a week. For many volunteers it was a challenge being away from home. Most of our volunteers took a four hour train ride to get to the school. Furthermore, the majority of our volunteers did not know each other before the camp. The whole group (Eden staff members and Volunteers) gathered for the first time on the Friday (August 29, 2011). This meant we only had two days to get accustomed to each other and finish making all our teaching materials, before the camp starts on the Monday (August 1, 2011). The stakes was increased as the announcement was made that the closest 7/11(convenient store) is 10 minutes away, by car; If one was to go there on foot it will be around an hour back and forth. In short, the odds were stacked against us.

Mira, Jaywel, and May preparing
for their English lessons

Mira, Jaywel, Dona preparing
for their english lessons

Sam, Duya, Ola and Shine
making good covers

Vance making name tags
for students and volunteers

Despite this, Eden Social Welfare can say, with the utter most confidence, that all our volunteers had a great experience. Most of our volunteers are city dwellers. Thus, the country landscape and life style is foreign to them. For example, one night our volunteers decided to sleep on the school’s basketball court. Though it was summer, the breeze cool the court down and made everybody on the court feel at ease. The sky was clear enough to go stargazing. For some reason the mosquitoes did not show up that night and neither did the hurricane that was suppose to make a guest appearance. Needless to say our ‘city dwellers’ were thoroughly enjoying themselves. Sadly, good times do not last long. The stadium lights opened at 4:30am for local folks. Our volunteers were startled by the lights and were even more startled when people started to show up at the school’s premises. What do local folks do at 4:30am in the morning? If you guessed ‘morning exercise’ reward yourself with something nice. That is right, at 4:30am local people shows up at the school to get their daily exercise. You can imagine how startled they were when they saw our volunteers on the court. A woman stopped for a good minute when she saw our volunteers on the court. But that did not stop her from her morning exercise. Out volunteers were embarrassed as more people showed up. As one of our volunteers described, “As of right now this is the most awkward moment of my life. I have never slept under a spotlight. I feel like I’m on display. But I’ll remember this night forever.”

School's basketball court

Nancy playing small forward
Jaywell playing center

Erica playing point guard

Eden's basketball team

In this Camp we had the opportunity to learn sign language. Duya, from Mongolia, was kind enough to teach us some basic sign language for everyday use. Some of our volunteers, and students alike, were quite surprised to learn that sign language is not unified. There are many different sign languages out there. Duya taught American Sign Language, during Duya's Mongolian cultural teaching section.  

Duya teaching our volunteers
American sign language

Our volunteers learning
"how are you?"

 

Vicky translating
for Duya; from
American sign language
to Mandarin

Duya teaching students sign language

            There were many special moments throughout the camp. Every night our volunteers will get together and enjoy each other’s fellowship. We played many games together but our favourite one is called ‘AHHHHH SHOCK!’ How did this game come about? One night we had lots of leftovers from dinner. Sam, our volunteer, suggested that the best way to get rid of the food is to play a game called ‘AHHH SHOCK!’ Long story short the losers must finish the leftovers. Our volunteers are very competitive and will not let up. We battled for an hour before the leftovers was swiped cleaned.

Our dinner prior to the game

Playing AHHHHH Shock!

Epic battle

Losers finish leftovers

                                                            

                                                                          Conclusion 

              There are those that ask if there is lots of work involved when setting up this camp? The answer is yes, there is LOTS that needs to be done when hosting these types of camp. Our volunteers are very tired by the end of the day. Our volunteers become visibly exhausted as the end of the camp approached.  However, unforgettable memories were created between staff members (Both Eden and the school), volunteers, and students. Jaywel, one of our volunteer, told us that she was heartbroken when one of her students asked her if she can stay just a bit longer. In the end everyone try their best to cling onto one other. Students asked volunteers to give them piggy back rides and their contact information. A lot of group pictures were taken at the time of departure.  Volunteers tired their best to get their last few shots of the school, and with the students, before they absolutely had to leave. On the way home, our volunteers questioned if one week was enough to make a substantial difference in the lives of their students. To speak blatantly, we do not know if the students taken something valuable away from this event. However, we can state, with certainty, that our volunteers has taken something precious away from this camp. Alex, our volunteer, said the following. “I’ll never look at a basketball court the same. There are so many blissful memories underneath the net and I can’t help but be reminded of my time here (the school). I really will miss this place.”

                                     Below contains the pictures of our volunteers.Please take a look.

                         

                                   Introducing our volunteers for Tainan’s  Multicultural Camp 

Catherine (Eden Staff)

Paul (Eden Staff)

Jaywel (Volunteer)

Ola (Volunteer)

Mira (Volunteer)

Dona (Volunteer)

Vicky (Volunteer)

Sam (Volunteer)

Nancy (Volunteer)

Shine (Volunteer)

Duya (Volunteer)

Erica (Volunteer)

Alex (Volunteer)

Vance (Volunteer)

May (Volunteer)